by Navigators Canada | Jun 5, 2017 | Calgary, Campus, Discipleship, International, Navigators
Orientation Week at the University of Calgary is a festive affair. Every year, 5,000 first-year students parade along the manicured lawns of the South Courtyard, checking out the various booths of more than 300 campus clubs. This is where I met Marvin Hannemann last...
by Navigators Canada | May 15, 2017 | Campus, Discipleship, Edmonton, Navigators
Hey everyone, I got back from The Navigators’ BaseCamp week on Friday (May 5) and it was awesome! I met lots of new people, went on some great hikes and learned a lot of things. Paul [Tan] asked me to share some of what we learned, which you’ll find below. But before...
by Navigators Canada | May 11, 2017 | Campus, Discipleship, Halifax, Navigators
When I asked J what he appreciates from our team chapels, he said “I like the fact that no matter what, there’s someone who’s got my back.” This is now my fourth year with the Saint Mary’s University basketball team as their team chaplain. Each year, I feel more and...
by Navigators Canada | Mar 23, 2017 | Churches, Discipleship, Navigators, Neighbourhood, Vancouver
Every week for the past six years, Colleen Wardell and a team of eight volunteers from Sunshine Ridge Baptist Church in Surrey, B.C. have been bringing bread to people in need as a way of tangibly expressing God’s love. Every Tuesday night, Colleen and her team head...
by Navigators Canada | Mar 9, 2017 | Campus, Churches, Discipleship, Kingston, Navigators, Neighbourhood, Ottawa, Toronto, Waterloo
In the third week of February, a group of university students from Ottawa, Kingston and Waterloo traveled to Toronto to visit with and learn from the community of Sanctuary Toronto. These students were all brought together through their involvement in The Mission...
by Navigators Canada | Jan 26, 2017 | Campus, Churches, Discipleship, Hamilton, Navigators, Neighbourhood, Ottawa
What would it look like if followers of Jesus led surprising and intriguing lives? This is the question Michael Frost addresses in the opening pages of Surprise the World. He talks about a communication theory called ‘high predictability, low impact.’ This theory...
